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2. The electric vehicle of claim 1, wherein the control condition includes element conditions of a vehicle speed being greater than or equal to a preset speed, a steering angle of a steering wheel being greater than or equal to a first preset angle, and an accelerator pedal opening being maintained to 0 for more than a preset time period.
3. The electric vehicle of claim 2, wherein the control condition is released when one element condition in the element conditions of the control condition is not satisfied.
6. The electric vehicle of claim 1, wherein the drive mode includes a comfort mode, a sports mode, and a drift mode.
7. The electric vehicle of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to increase a clutch torque applied to a clutch of the first clutch and the second clutch for a turning-external drive wheel among the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel and to decrease a clutch torque applied to a clutch for a turning-inner drive wheel among the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel as the drive mode is varied from the comfort mode to the sports mode, and from the sports mode to the drift mode.
8. The electric vehicle of claim 7, wherein the clutch torque distribution rate applied to the clutch for the turning-external wheel is smallest when the drive mode of vehicle is the comfort mode, and is largest when the drive mode of vehicle is the drift mode.
9. The electric vehicle of claim 7, wherein when the drive mode of vehicle is the sports mode, the clutch torque distribution rate applied to the clutch for the turning-external wheel is determined as a value between the comfort mode and the drift mode.
11. The control method of claim 10, wherein the control condition includes element conditions of a vehicle speed being greater than or equal to a preset speed, a steering angle of a steering wheel being greater than or equal to a first preset angle, and an accelerator pedal opening being maintained to 0 for more than a preset time period.
12. The control method of claim 11, wherein the control condition is released when one element condition in the element conditions of the control condition is not satisfied.
15. The control method of claim 10, wherein the drive mode includes a comfort mode, a sports mode, and a drift mode.
16. The control method of claim 15, wherein a clutch torque applied to a clutch of the first clutch and the second clutch for a turning-inner drive wheel among the first wheel and the second wheel is decreased and a clutch torque applied to a clutch of the first clutch and the second clutch for a turning-external drive wheel among the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel is increased as the drive mode is varied from the comfort mode to the sports mode, and from the sports mode to the drift mode.
17. The control method of claim 16, wherein the clutch torque distribution rate applied to the clutch for the turning-external wheel is smallest when the drive mode of vehicle is the comfort mode, and is largest when the drive mode of vehicle is the drift mode.
18. The control method of claim 16, wherein when the drive mode of vehicle is the sports mode, the clutch torque distribution rate applied to the clutch for the turning-external wheel is determined as a value between the comfort mode and the drift mode.
19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which a program for performing the control method of claim 10 is recorded.
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December 12, 2023
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